Thomas D. Wilson

Thomas D. Wilson
Wilson in 2018
Born(1935-01-18)January 18, 1935 (90)
Shincliffe Station, Co. Durham, England.
NationalityBritish
Alma materUniversity of London, University of Sheffield
Known forInformation management, information seeking behaviour,
SpouseNyra Tully (m. 1960, died 2024)
Awards2020 Jason Farradane Award;

2017. Award of Merit Association for Information Science and Technology;

2010. Honorary doctorate from the University of Murcia, Spain; 2008."Bobcat of the year"; 2005. Honorary doctorate, Gothenburg University; 2000. ASIS&T SIG USE award; 1993 Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Information Scientists.
Scientific career
FieldsLibrary and Information Science
InstitutionsNewcastle upon Tyne Polytechnic (now Northumbria University, University of Sheffield, University of Borås

Thomas D. Wilson is a researcher in information science and has been contributing to the field since 1961, when he received his Fellowship from the British Library Association. His research has focused on information management and information seeking behaviour.


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